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Monday, 14 November 2016

Job at World Bank Group, Operations Officer

Job:Operations Officer

The Public-Private Partnerships CCSA is one of five WBG units within the World Bank Group that foster solutions for multi-sectoral, highly-strategic priority development areas. The CCSAs complement the work of the Global Practices (GPs) in delivering lending and advice to our clients. Though the CCSAs, the WBG will work towards IDA commitments and other corporate targets while providing expert support on high-value, complex projects.

The five Cross-cutting Solution Areas:
• Set the strategic direction and develop goals and targets for priority development areas;
• Advise on design and delivery of complex projects and monitor results; and
• Build global leadership through the development of expertise and solutions.

The PPP CCSA is a team of approximately 25 staff co-located in Washington DC and in Singapore. It acts as a ‘connector’ on PPP and infrastructure finance and policy issues across the WBG and wider development community; provides integrated knowledge lessons and solutions to help our clients, including knowledge work and capacity building. At the core of what the team does is to look at infrastructure finance and policy issues providing advice to clients including specialized support on projects. The ultimate aim is to develop and foster infrastructure financing solutions which may range from policy advice, economic as well as financing tools that may combine public and private resources. The team also has a mandate to develop and promote tools and standards to improve decisions about infrastructure finance planning and, as appropriate, when and how to use PPPs. It has a key role in linking the WBG to global expertise on PPPs.

The Department for International Development of the UK is funding the creation of a World Bank managed trust fund to support subnational PPP in Tanzania and Zanzibar. The World Bank task manager for this trust fund is currently based in Tanzania and will be moving to Singapore. In July 2016, continuing in the role of task manager. The position under these terms of reference will be a local hire in Tanzania, report to the task manager and provide support and management of the trust fund for the task manager, in accordance with the terms of the trust fund.

Note: If the selected candidate is a current Bank Group staff member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, s/he will retain his/her Regular or Open-Ended appointment. All others will be offered a 2 year term appointment.

Duties and Accountabilities:

Oversee and implement the trust fund, complying with its various accounting, reporting and other processes,
• Develop operating guidelines for the trust fund and review those guidelines from time to time to ensure they are up-to-date and consistent with the needs of the client and the trust fund,
• Work with and report to the Steering Committee, including acting as secretary for the steering committee to help organize meeting, decision processes, reporting and other requirements of the trust fund, the administration agreement, the grant agreements and all other relevant documentation for the trust fund.
• Work with PO-RALG LGA PPP Node, PPP Centre, Zanzibar PPP Department and other key stakeholders in PPP in Tanzania to implement and manage the trust fund and support trust fund and related activities
• Provide practical and cutting-edge support in all aspects related to PPP
• Provide support and advice on the execution of advisory and project work related to a particular PPP transaction
• Play a leading role in supporting the World Bank task managers for the trust fund in providing adequate and timely responses to client needs
• Act as a focal point for Tanzania based PPP activities including appropriate coordination with the clients and the Singapore and Washington DC based team as well as GP and regional leads on infrastructure financing issues
• Assist in decision-making on PPPs, and ensure that good practices on PPPs are integrated into WBG guidance in Tanzania
• Support improved WBG information on the extent and impact of our PPP activities in Tanzania
• Coordinate with external partners to develop global public goods in PPP related issues and to undertake activities of shared interest
• Works independently under general direction of trust fund task manager and the unit manager and guides and mentors more junior staff.

Selection Criteria

• Advanced degree in engineering, economics, finance, management, law or other relevant disciplines
• A minimum of five years of donor fund and/or program management/coordination experience;
• Experience in the field of PPP and related issues with demonstrated ability to engage on a range of issues in developing countries;
• Track record of achievements ideally in collaboration with MDBs and other development partners, ideally in the field of PPPs;
• Recognized by peers for providing high quality, management and coordination services;
• Client focus and commitment to results;
• Experience in Tanzania and Swahili language skills an advantage
• World Bank trust fund management would be considered an advantage; and
• High level written and oral presentation skills.